Joshua SiktarPicking a story to tell f a presentationCongrats, you’ve been invited to give a talk! What do you decide to speak on?Oct 14Oct 14
Joshua Siktar4 Quick Tips for Managing Lots of Student CommunicationsIn the blink of an eye I finished my PhD at the University of Tennessee and started a postdoc at Texas A&M University. One of my tasks for…Sep 20Sep 20
Joshua SiktarHow to give a 12-minute mathematics research presentationIn my area of research, numerical partial differential equations, there is a biannual conference with a unique format, called the Finite…Jun 5Jun 5
Joshua SiktarWhy Continuous Finite Elements are GoodAt the highest level, polynomials used to approximate solutions to partial differential equations come in two flavors: continuous with…Jan 26Jan 26
Joshua SiktarA Tale of Three TalksMy three different research talks this weekOct 10, 2023Oct 10, 2023
Joshua SiktarHow did restructuring my course go?What will be my last time teaching “Mathematical Reasoning” at the University of Tennessee has just concluded…May 16, 2023May 16, 2023
Joshua SiktarA rewind before the finish lineWith my one exam of the semester behind me, I am all but complete with my fourth year of grad school, and have about a year left before I…May 15, 2023May 15, 2023
Joshua SiktarGraduate Student Interviewing Potential FacultyWait what, did I get the title of this post backwards? Is it supposed to be “Faculty interviewing potential graduate students?”Apr 19, 2023Apr 19, 2023
Joshua SiktarNearing the finish line: an inventory of my sources of stress“That was the easy part.”Mar 31, 2023Mar 31, 2023
Joshua SiktarA new way to view 1-to-1 correspondencesOne thing I love about teaching is that, no matter how many times you teach a certain course, you can still uncover new ways to explain it.Mar 7, 2023Mar 7, 2023
